Friday 18 September 2015

17th to 19th September 1915 (Fri - Sun) 6 DAYS BEFORE BATTLE

17 to19th September 1915 (Fri - Sun)- 9th RWF War Diary


  • Employed occasionally in working parties.

58th Brigade Head Quarters entry for the same day


  • Nothing of Tactical interest to record
  • There was a certain amount of shelling on both sides and trench mortars very active from enemy lines
  • Good deal of work on his lines(?)

Casualties


  • 3 Killed
  • 10 wounded

Movement
  • None
Comments

  • None

Image


I found this image of the 9th RW Fusiliers leaving for France 19th July 1915. Sam would be in this picture!!!

16th Sept 1915 - 9 days before battle

 16 and 17th September 1915 (Wed - Thu)- 9th RWF War Diary


  • Employed occasionally in working parties.

58th Brigade Head Quarters entry for the same day


  • Nothing to record

Casualties


  • No recorded

Movement
  • None
Comments

  • None

Images of recruitment 













Tuesday 15 September 2015

15th September 1915 - 10 days to go before battle

 15th September 1915 (Tue)- 9th RWF War Diary


10 days to go before the Battle of Loos

  • Employed occasionally in working parties.

58th Brigade Head Quarters entry for the same day


  • Enemy quite on the whole
  • 9 RW Fusiliers relieved by Wilts in IND.1.C
  • Relive completed by 9:10PM

Casualties


1 RW Fusilier, 3 Welch wounded

Movement
  • As above 
Comments

  • Quite

14th September 1915 - 11 days to go before battle

 14th September 1915 (Tue)- 9th RWF War Diary


11 days to go before the Battle of Loos

  • Employed occasionally in working parties.

58th Brigade Head Quarters entry for the same day


  • Enemy shelling on our Front at A3 and 5D also  XXXXX of LEES KEEP 
  • He also opened MG (machine gun) and rifle fire against IND 1A and shrapnel about A.3.C.3.7
  • About 9:40pm prevouse veneing on XXXX at A3C3.2 fired at and KILLED a patrol of 4 Germans.
  • Belonged to 57th Regiment which has been in our front line for some time 
  • at 2am everything opened!, Rifle MG and shrapnel fire against IND.1.C 
  • Was Silenced by our artillery

Casualties


Lieut C F King - 9th cheshire, 1 man killed 9th Cheshire

Movement
  • None
Comments

  • A Very lively day and night!

Examples of what the shelling was like and what Sam would have seen







13th September 1915 - 12 days to go before battle

 13th September 1915 (Mon)- 9th RWF War Diary


12 days to go before the Battle of Loos

  • Employed occasionally in working parties. 1 man wounded..

58th Brigade Head Quarters entry for the same day


  • Another quite day
  • Working parties active during the night. - Opposite IND 1B
  • A shift is believed to have taken place (?)

Casualties


1 Killed 1 wounded 9 Cheshire


Movement
  • None
Comments

  • Sam and his mates are away from the trenches and on working parties until the 19th of Sept.

    Some examples of what Sam would have have seen around the area.